A feminist approach to delinquency means constructions of female behavior which

a. recognize the growing equality of gender roles.
b. are sensitive to the matriarchal context.
c. recognize that men and women engage in deviant acts.
d. are sensitive to the patriarchal context.


D

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A. epistemological B. punitive C. ontological D. symbolic

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Which probation and parole volunteer model is characterized by volunteers who assist probation and parole officers and interacts only indirectly with clients?

a. One-to-one model b. Supervision model c. Professional model d. Administrative model

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Unlike other drugs of abuse, alcohol __________________

a. provides calories b. is a food c. is partially eliminated through the lungs and urine d. all of these

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In the case of Atkins v. Virginia, the Supreme Court held that

A) it is unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded defendants. B) electrocution as a method of execution is not unconstitutional. C) the infliction of unnecessary pain during execution is unconstitutional. D) it is unconstitutional to impose a death sentence on juveniles.

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